JUSCHWNESCHTRANS SHIPMENTS OF MILITARY-TYPE SHOES TO EAST GERMANY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100740005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
REPOR
II
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Austria/East Germany
CD NO.
DATE D
ISTR.
5 April 1955
25X1
SUBJECT
Juschwneschtrans Shipments of Militar
Type Shoes to East Germany
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NO. OF PAGES
OF ENCLS.
NO
PLACE
ACQUIRED
.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLE
MENT=
DATE OF
INFO.
REPORT
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTI NO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF TN! UNITED STATEN. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE Is, SECTIONS 788
AND 784, OF THE U. S. COD!. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR RIVIL-
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT ST AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IN PNONISI119 ST LAW TM! REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IN PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
fg?January 1955, the Soviet-controlled forwarding agency Juschwneschtrans, 25X1
Vienna IV, investigated a case of pilferage from a crate of mhoes which
had broken open while being shipped to East Germany. It was discovered that
the shoes being shipped were of a military type.
from the USIA firm Franz Schmitt A.G., in Rehberg near Kream an der Donau.
these previously reported shipments to Bad Schandau and
ipzig were military-type shoes: 25X1
STATE
ARMY
Ad
Weight
18,600 pairs 30,600 kilos
- 171,000
14,000 pairs 22,000
7,500
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Date Shipped
6 November - 31 December 1954
5 - 20 October 1954
10 August - 3 September 1954
1 - 13 July 1954
22 - 28 January 1955
CLASSIFICATION S- _ ,
NAVY IX NSRB DISTRIBUTION
12,200
10,500
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CU,S lFj,C`~1ION E_C-R _T
^C)UNTP`( Austria/East Germany.
S' J E3J EC T Jus chwnes chtrans Shipments of Military.
Type Shoes to East Germany
''CFCQUIRED
DATE 0r-
INFO.
DATE DISTR.
5 April 1555
NO. OF PAGES
1
NO. OF ENCLS..
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPL
REPOR
or TN[ YNITHD ?TATts. NITRIN THE 1[HANIRO OP ETLH 10 :SHCi'W $ 75*
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
During January 1955, the Soviet-controlled fplrwarding agency Juschvneschtrans,
Vienna IV, investigated a cage of,pUXq`rqs from ,.a crate of . shoes which
had broksu open wbn4 beifig sht " _"d to, a I t r ny. It was discovered that
the shoes being shipped were' of n*ilitdry type.
Comment. large shipments of
oes from the USIA rm Franz c t A.G... erg near Krems an der Donau.
It is possible that all these previously reported Shipments to Bad Schandau anc25X1
to Neuwiederitzsch bei Leipzig were military-type shoes:
Date Shipped Amount We t
6 November - 31 December 1954 18,600 pairs 30,600 kilos
5 - 20 October 1954 - '73,000 "
10 August - 3 September 1954 14,000 pairs 22,000
1 - 13 July 1954 7,51M 91 12,200 TI
22 - 28 January 1955 -.0,500
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